Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus

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Mary Shelley: Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus (2014, Titan Books)

239 pages

English language

Published Nov. 20, 2014 by Titan Books.

ISBN:
978-1-78329-363-6
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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821.

116 editions

Subjects

  • Victor Frankenstein (Fictitious character)
  • Fiction
  • Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character)
  • Scientists
  • Monsters

Places

  • Geneva (Switzerland)